Welcome to the Year 10 English Wiki Page




Staff 2016

Eve Davis
Sam Dight
Jenny Dixon
Ida Greco - EAL
Peter Kelly - Leader
Mandy Plumridge
Wendy Steel - Assistant Leader

Year 10 Course Outline

Timeline - 2016
Terms 1 - 2 Australian Voices and The Happiest Refugee
Weeks 1 - 6 - Discussion of Australian Identity and study of classic Australian texts and writing of own creative piece
Weeks 7-8 - Begin study of The Happiest Refugee
CAI 1 - Writing Folio - Creative Response to texts or own story with commentary - see unit

Term 2 - Australian Voices and The Happiest Refugee continued
Language Analysis and Persuasive Speech and Exams
Weeks 1 - 3 - Finish The Happiest Refugee and draft comparative essay - CA2 Do Comparative Text Response in Week 3 in double.
Weeks 4-5 - Intro to Language Analysis and prep of persuasive speeches - teach language analysis skills. Students to complete one written language analysis.
Weeks 6 - 7 Students give persuasive talk on topic of own choice. Exam prep. CAI 3 - Oral
Week 8 - Exam - Comparative Text Response The Happiest Refugee and another text printed in the exam?? and short language analysis.
Weeks 9-11 Begin Macbeth. Intro to Shakespeare, familiarisation with summary of story.
CAI 2 - Comparative Text Response
CAI 3 - Oral - persuasive speech

Term 3 Macbeth
Weeks 1 - 8 Complete Macbeth. (Theatre incursion in week 1).
CAI 1 Text Response to Macbeth
CAI 2 - Creative Response to Macbeth with commentary - Writing Folio
CAI 3 - Oral - Macbeth Presentation -we need to decide exactly what. My suggestion is that they do an interpretation of key scene. Gangster Version, Aus Slang Version, etc.
Weeks 9 -10 Begin Bowling for Colombine - revise film techniques.

Term 4 Bowling for Colombine and Exams
Weeks 1 - 5 Complete study of Bowling for Colombine . Key learning outcomes - to revise film techniques and understand how the film uses film techniques to persuade. Depending on time constraints students could write an analysis of the opening of the film and how it persuades.
Weeks 6-7 - Revision including another language analysis.
Week 8 - Exam Text Response - Macbeth and language analysis


Common Assessment Items 2016


Semester 1
CAI 1 - WRiting Folio - Creative Response
CAI 2 - Comparative Text Response - The Happiest Refugee and another text from unit.
CAI 3 - Oral - Persuasive Speech on Issue of own choosing.

Semester 2
CAI 1 - Writing Folio - Creative Response to Macbeth
CAI 2 - Text Response - Macbeth
CAI 3 - Oral - Macbeth- to be decided.

Terms 1 and 2 - Australian Voices and 'The Happiest Refugee' Unit






Other Materials
- contains historical and geographical info on Vietnam and detailed questions on every section





http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/spokenlanguagestudy/listeningrev1.shtml = excellent site all about idiolects - very carefully explained.


This contains a very funny sketch on page 2 Ithink of ww2 pilots speaking like London dudes - even Churchill using this idiolect on the radio.
Other great sites to explain idiolect are
http://grammar.about.com/od/il/g/idiolecterm.htm

http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2014/05/30/arguing_over_language_everyone_has_an_idiolect_standard_english_prescriptivism.html




Also an extract from He died with a felafel in his hand that will only load as it and takes up the whole page - contact STOL, WHI

Material not relevant in 2016






Term 2 - Language Analysis, Persuasive Speech and Exams




Above is the first few activities for the documentaries unit now happening later in the year.


- extremely useful and accessible guidelines for creating a persuasive oral with some class activities taken from a book we have in the Speaking and Listening section of the store room in Byrne House.


Materials to support teaching of Language Analysis will be supplied. Oxford text Analysing and Presenting Argument is useful - at least one copy in Byrne House with WHI - Year 10 leaders may wish to copy sections for the team. The advice in www.12englishwhi.wikispaces.com on the Language Analysis page can be used with Year 10.




Term 3 - Macbeth










- for use in 2016

Non-negotiables - Text Response and a Creative Response with commentary and Oral.



Other Materials for Macbeth










Thug Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-PKotyoxys
Cliff Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkBp-2fAbiU
Two short summaries of the play - first is a 4 minute rap and second is about 8 minutes and very detailed. ( I will use second with my plot in wrong order - students will have to figure out the right order as they watch cliff notes video).

J:\Year9English\ShakespeareREtold - Macbeth.mp4 - You will find the complete BBC retelling (modern version of play) on J drive. This can also be seen in little bits on Youtube - links below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY3JxKPC0y0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXKNnZG4DRQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caAXYVaT364

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElP2L61Y1JE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjjY-8VMcHk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eypUlV_TCB8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiRwjC7rxKw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK-OyKE9LQE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETTU9CdTkQI



http://splash.abc.net.au/digibook/-/c/1403896/5 = videos of modern day versions of scenes from Shakespeare's plays including Macbeth - with interpretations from the actors - Bell Shakespeare

http://labs.jstor.org/shakespeare/?cid=soc_tw_JSTOR_shax400
Complete script of play with some articles linked to it

There are a lot of materials on WHI's wikispace
Alice White Year 10 class


Terms 3 and 4 - Bowling for Colombine, Revision and Exams


Sometimes you need to be funny to be serious…


Do not do the first few activities if you did them in term 2!



From the sublime to the…well, less sublime. Some funny short films today. Our latest blog entry gives you some resources for looking at mock documentaries with your students. We've got two short mockumentaries and some activities students can do in response to mull over the importance of the genre. Visit us on our blog to find out all the details: http://www.tickingmind.com.au/lesson-blog/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/writing/argument/play/ = cute little game where students pick an argument and game tells you if its the strongest useful for preparing for point of view talk

See
https://docacademy.org/ - free films
SEE TES for HEAPS of stuff
http://www.tes.co.uk//taxonomysearchresults.aspx?mode=browse&page=1&SFBC_FilterOption=8&parametrics=44354,44816,44910,44917&s_cid=RD_NR1 (It's free to join TES)

Other Materials not required





Units not being studied in 2016


Context Study with focus on Jasper Jones







http://www.creativespirits.info/about.html

Film Text – Donnie Darko




http://10englishwhi.wikispaces.com/Donnie+Darko = this page contains heaps of useful links to to the best of the web for Donnie